Check a draft joint position paper for the first case management hearing
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Compare the draft with paragraphs 7.1 and 7.3 of the Class Actions Practice Note. Record the hearing date and whether it falls within four weeks of filing. Count the sentences in each point and mark any point over three sentences. Against paragraph 7.8, mark each topic as addressed or not addressed: the description of class members, the defence timetable, pleading issues, discovery, the funding basis and any order that would impose an obligation on class members, any competing class action, security for costs, how the issues may be managed, the interlocutory timetable, a further case management hearing, and the competing-class-action matters in paragraph 8.2 if the parties can address them. Do not write the parties' positions.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer settles each position, keeps each point to no more than three sentences, and decides which paragraph 7.8 topics are ready to address. The lawyer files the paper.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Compare the draft with paragraphs 7.1 and 7.3 of the Class Actions Practice Note. Record the hearing date and whether it falls within four weeks of filing. Count the sentences in each point and mark any point over three sentences. Against paragraph 7.8, mark each topic as addressed or not addressed: the description of class members, the defence timetable, pleading issues, discovery, the funding basis and any order that would impose an obligation on class members, any competing class action, security for costs, how the issues may be managed, the interlocutory timetable, a further case management hearing, and the competing-class-action matters in paragraph 8.2 if the parties can address them. Do not write the parties' positions. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Count the sentences in each point and mark any point over three.
- Check the hearing date against the application, and record whether it is inside four weeks of filing.
- Mark each paragraph 7.8 topic as addressed or not addressed.
- Confirm the tool has not written a party's position.
Sources
- Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA) · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.